|
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Michel de Napierville ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Covey Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Grove Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Havelock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Henrysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Russeltown Flats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tennessee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Texas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
How Far From Saint Michel de Napierville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Saint Michel de Napierville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Saint Michel de Napierville and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Michel de Napierville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,494 miles [8,841.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,094 miles [6,588.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Michel de Napierville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Saint Michel de Napierville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Michel de Napierville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2333, Longitude: -73.5714 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.094 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.31 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.289 degrees. |
|
|